Woman Saved Over 10 Million Pop Tabs Without Realizing Its Worth

Published on 08/15/2022
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A Fellow Pop Tab Collector

For the past 20 years, Shelby resident Aletha Buck, 96, has been gathering pop tabs for The Ronald McDonald House. She does this to assist the facility in paying its operating expenses for the patients they assist in hospitals. Her goal started back in 1995. “When you see the kids here, it does something to you,” she remarked. How many cans has Aletha gathered, then?

A Fellow Pop Tab Collector

A Fellow Pop Tab Collector

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Collecting Over 10 Million Tabs

She has amassed an astounding number of 10 million pop tabs in the 20 years she has been collecting them! “People were staying at The Ronald McDonald House and we always heard them talk about so many people who just needed some help,” She informed the press. How did she accomplish it?

Collecting Over 10 Million Tabs

Collecting Over 10 Million Tabs

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